Free Istanbul: 16 places with no ticket, in two days
Turkey Routes team Team, Türkiye
Shared October 2026 · 2 days ·16 places
Of the 47 Istanbul places on this site, 16 have no entrance ticket in the operator's own information. Day 1 keeps to the historic peninsula and Galata: Hippodrome (Sultanahmet Square), Grand Bazaar, Spice Bazaar, Gülhane Park, Aqueduct of Valens, Balat and Fener, Theodosian Land Walls, Pierre Loti Hill, İstiklal Avenue, Taksim Square. Day 2 crosses to the Bosphorus and the Asian side: Kuzguncuk, Yıldız Park, Çamlıca Hill, Kadıköy market streets and Moda, Emirgan Park, Büyükada. The Bosphorus ferry itself is a ticket (640 TL), the Princes' Islands ferry too (151.23 TL), so they are not in this list — but the city ferries between Eminönü, Karaköy and Kadıköy are the cheapest view of the Bosphorus you will get, and the Istanbulkart page explains the fares. Mosques are free but close to visitors at prayer times; dress modestly. Built from the ticket data on this site, not from a visit; tell us if a place has started charging.
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